Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 455 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.🐢 You are giving an important date or number. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
2. 2.True or false: when you are speaking near a sleeping baby at home, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: when you are asking the librarian a question in the reading room, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: trailing off at the end? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) covering your mouth (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking to the back row
6. 6.🫁 Where should a strong speaking voice get its breath from? (a) holding the breath (b) only the throat (c) the nose alone (d) deep in the belly
7. 7.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
8. 8.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
10. 10.🔊 You are addressing the whole school on the playground. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
11. 11.🐢 You are describing the last seconds of a close race. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling (b) speaking into your notes (c) keeping your chin up (d) rushing through it
13. 13.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔉 Your voice fades away at the end of every sentence. What is this called? (a) projecting (b) pausing (c) trailing off (d) stressing
15. 15.True or false: when you are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your chin up (b) breathing from the belly (c) rushing through it (d) changing your speed
17. 17.True or false: when you are explaining a hard new idea, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) finishing every word (d) rushing through it
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) covering your mouth (b) breathing from the belly (c) shouting every word (d) rushing through it
20. 20.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
21. 21.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) speak very fast (b) whisper softly (c) speak to reach the back (d) shout angrily
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🐢 You are speaking to very young children. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
24. 24.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
25. 25.🔊 You are asking the librarian a question in the reading room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
26. 26.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak louder. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) changing your speed (b) mumbling (c) speaking into your notes (d) trailing off at the end
28. 28.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
30. 30.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
32. 32.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) speaking to the back row (c) sipping water before (d) changing your speed
33. 33.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) rushing through it (c) changing your speed (d) finishing every word
34. 34.🔊 You are talking to a friend in the school library. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
35. 35.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) speaking to the back row (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) covering your mouth
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking to the back row (c) trailing off at the end (d) keeping your chin up
37. 37.🐢 You are showing how excited the crowd was at a match. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
38. 38.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: when you are describing the last seconds of a close race, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🐢 You are speaking in a big hall that echoes. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little

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